The New York Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1870, Page 4

PABIS SEETHING TO TE REVOLUTION Official Report of the German . General Trochu and the Ex- ecutive Power. Sy French transatlantic mall steamship Lafayette, Captain Rosseau, from Havre the 26th and Brest the gith of August, we have our special European cor- respondence and European newspaper files dated to her latest day of sailing. Notwithstanding the reduced population of the French capital, owing to the removal of troops and the migration of foreigners, 187 deaths from small- pox were recorded in the weok ended on the 25th. A regatta took piace ox the river Shannon, Ire- Jand, on August 24 and ‘The principal race was fora cup valued et sixty pounds, for which crews of the Cork Harbor Rowing Club, Shannon Rowing Clad and Limerick oat Club entered. The Cork men won bya length, tbe Shannon Rowing Club being second. ‘The Danish journals of (he 19th of Augnst publish au appeal for a subseriy tion tn favor of the wounded in the French army and the families of the solalers killed. Advices from St, Petersburg state that an order of the day from the Grand Duke Nicholas announces that after the termination of the manceuyres at Krasnoe-Selo the mon of the Guard will recelve fur- Jongh to the 15th of September, in order that they may occupy themselves in ‘free labor.” An English journal of the 23th of August reports the condition of the Londou money market thu ‘rhe Bank rate of disconnt was further reduc yesterday to four per cent, but even at this figure ine demahd is very quiet aud little business was done. The rates in the open market were from three and three-quarters to four per cent, The atock markets were but closed somewhat higher than yesterday, there being a recovery of an eighth in coasols. Foreign stocks tmproved some- what under the mfluence of heavy purchases for the Contineat. Ratiways, after sole Muctuation, closed lower tuan yesterday. ON THE FIELO OF WOERTH. The Ntanuivg Blow to the French—After Wise eembourz and Prussian Swoor—A Clean March dy the PrassiansDebcis Aftor Mace Mahows Army=ihe Battle, Position and ‘Tactics, Woestn, August 17, 1870. Well up on tho top of such on the day of the battlo i wa facie in the Faery wrge Fim 4 ‘80 well han mille the deep, but, neverth a the yPrupeione son the vali of the across the valley. been Instructed to watch their god res and Keep the water up to the hig est point, and this they The Prussian troops charged across the valley taree fimes unsuccessfully; the fourth time, about three oclock, bay succeeded in getting over, but they did not ascend fairly the steep on until the French, under a withering fire of shells and needle balls, had been forced to draw back from the orchards oa the crests of the hull, The trees of these orc! bear many @ mark of ball and shell, forty or marks of missiles being visible on many trees. Oghting in these orchards, after the well up. was the soverest and at close quarters, French had no cavalry, except one iment of culrassters, which could Hot be used, as the ground did not ndmit of that arm; it was almost en destroved, very few eaca} to tell the tale. ‘fhe Srearres Fey nel yaad on at siden; the French r pau numbers would not allow of their the affair out to the end, Their retreat was not forced by too @ fire, they found “that ‘ths afty The but because at four o'clock Bavarians were overlap) lines on either ber and actually cutting ugh their centre. ®@ mere it was clearly them atforward soldiers’ fight;as for the generaiship, if Marshal MacMahon had any reserve upon the ‘occasion, it ‘seols not to have been vis; . The position and the numbers on tho French stde clearly called for a strong line of breast wor! both on the brow and summit of the hills; but not & sign of iC earthwork ts anywhere visible; not a shovelful of earth bas been turned up excopt in the matter of graves, With breastworks, aiter our American system, on the Grant-Lee model, fhe French could not only have matatained their A atleast until reinforcements could have reached them, but they could have retreated in better order, pecaiige tanving under the elroumstances woutd have hone pe ieee pot more di operation. One almost suppose that while Napoleon IIf., during these oar’, ears, has been eyeiug Bismarck across old Father ¢ (the Bava- rian soldiers are singing While I write that {t must be “free”, the French Marshals not only tailed to gather a sufficiently large and well organized army, but that they totally neglected to avail themselves of the opportunity afforded them by our war for studying the new tactics as invented by us, Of course I need hardly say that over all tho ground eneamped and fought over the debris was siill immense, Tin paus and cans, cooking appa- ratus, képia, shakos, Initrailleuse boxes, knapsacks, tent rags and poles, were mixed up witu graves, uel Jragments, Prussian helinets, guns, sabres, #8 books and lettcrs «from home." T picked up a copy of ‘Sous lea Tilleuls.” The two foea wore buried together in the same hules, with their uul- forms on, arms being secured for the government; personal property was forbidden to be caken of tho corpses under penalty of shooting, sv the peasants and trainards did lithe or no damage. The peasanis were immediately summoned for miles around to come and beip bury the dead. The soldiers perliapa robbed all the personal valuables that they found and had time to take before marching off their fleid oisvictory; hut this was in their power to do only to ‘4 Very lidhited extent. ‘he villagers report that one of the Freugh generals, who had op rings, watch, finery an 000 francs lig pocket, was regarded as such extremely good plun- t that he went uvder tiie fod a3 ed as when ho cameo into this vale of tears and cracked Leads, As tor the numerous Prnssian helmets scattered in every direction they were cer- talnly @ good feature of the feast. Those helmets, fitting the skull closely, bearing a large brass eagic Pplacarded in front, with a short brass spike ascend- ing trum the ceatre of the crowa, rimmed in brass, are certainly very brilitant, military looking—one On the battle field of Woerth the French forces received a stunning biow tramediately after the de- moraiizing effect produce! upoa them by their repulse from Wissembourg, where the Orowa Prince swooped dowa upon ‘ie with such overpowering uumbers. Woerth was & repetition of the affair at Wissem- dourg, but on a much larger scale, MacMahon came up from Strasbourg with his corps, which numbered nealy 69,000 men, and Was jolued at Froschweiler by three divisions from Geveral Fatliy’s corps; the Marshal was to latercept and give batce to the Crown Prince on his way to Met From Wissembourg to Woerth the route passes mid way trough the little village of Sulz, the entire distance being thirty-four English miles. ‘Ihe German corps Warmée, 150,020 strony, after its rst success, cane on to Sulz, and its next halting place afterwards was Woerth, Marshal MacMahon has dubbod the battle Froschweller, from the fact that his forces were encamped and Jongh around that Mutle village, which lies about a mile from Woerth in the direction of Metz; wile the Germans have retained the name of | Woerth, as that now celebrated little burg lay within their fighting lines at tie tine of the action, On my way hither I was su traces such an tamense force left by the wayside, True, the places was cut up by the pou H and tt also had upon its face the footprints of a huge | army; but the orchards, the vines, tite potato fiells, | the meadows and farmiouses were well mgh tatac! | Larrived at the village a‘icr a day's ride; and, though there are few wounded ere now and cnly a zed to see how few | MS Sunt of the Priace dad In one oF two | ng of cannon bolts, small detachment of occupa tons, I barely managed to secure a place wherein t my head-—that 13 to say, Within doors, 1 have succeeded ere now in sleeping upon mother earth; but just ot this thae I have uot found the siree!s of Woerth particularly preposseszing for such « purpos owing to the numerous Teutonic calls and visitings they so lately received. The good fortune befell me to mect with an old inhabitant of the place who not only gaye me Jodsing but a good deal of information bearing upon tie details of the fight as it occurred; moreover, 1 was also lucky in being avle to e ground in company with several 'S Who Lad been “in” and who obligingly far ¢ with explana- tions enabling me to obtain an accurate account of tue positions as the two au actually fought upon tiem, out carly this morning, We vert contested battle were at on In the village streets were lcaps of 61 breast- plates, once worn by Freuch cuirassl » with their hehuets aloag Fide, also dented and ‘hacked and in heaps; Chassepot and needle gas batiered, broken, rusting and at length lying togetiier in brotherly Jove; French and Prussian head gear and knap- sucks, &¢.; all these articles had been gathered in according to the requirements of the frngal and pre- else Prassian organization. In one of the village gardens the graves of some 300 men were apparent in all their fresnness; these had to be buried on the very spot where they had killed and been k.ied so flercely—necanse all adnut that, what fight there was, Was a fierce one on both sides, no traditional or actual love pass- ing between the two foes, Aiter wo go a little furs ther on ana get outside of the village the whole scene is taken M at a glauce--peasants are on bil and in valiey stil gathering up the débris, and In one particular piece of woot digging graves wherein to bury a few outlying cadavers. The little piles of the rubbish are set on fire, and the biue smoke ascends high into a bright sky irom various direc- tions. ‘The effect is picturesque and suggestive, as the twirling spirals keep ever upward until out of sight—the glory of war! On the Whole, while surveying the scenes one is forced to exclaim, “Never was there a more charm- ing battie field than this of Woerth, never a better ground upon which to have a good square fight, rovidiea always equality of forces be obtainabie.’ ‘@ go up on the brow of the hill, upon the sum- mit of which stands Froschweiler, now much , and the inhabitants of which are mourning their losses. From tnis point an excellent aud com- prehensive view is obtamed. Between two ranges of and sloping hills, in the midat of a smiliny Yaliey about half a mile wide, Woerth ts situated. It Wy a Village of 700 inhabitunts, and forms amidst ® few trees o cluster of some forty or fifty very é red-tiled buildings. Un the eastern » or the one between Woerth and Sulg, the wa Prince suddenly dehouched with his whele atmy On the 6th iust. ‘The French commander was tuformed as to his coming, but seems to have becn unable in any way, either through his pickets or 8, to asceriain with what uumbers his ror would appear. The numerous forces the were, even then, a mystery in the Sremeh. camp, although it unght haye been supposed chit ti a sensing lost, The Crown Prince immediate! strong position on the range overlook. in, aud commenced his work in good Qu the French side tho hills were the and consequently dominated the entire The ich findimg themselves in a mi- stood on the defensive; hence ic was parti- on and at the foot of their positions that we irom seven A. M. to four # if had tuught them to look out for lai which extended over three miles in vine vad hop fields, orchards and na At the vlings of Froschweiler MacMahon had his quarters; if was the stroug and central point of his line, and where the thick of the struggie occurred, The aébris, I observed in walking at this point, ‘Was more donsely strewn; several houses had been burned; the houses had been peppered with cannon halls and gun shots; tue church (Protestant) burned a its interior blackened and smeared by the fight- which took place within its four walls, The a prisoners accuse the Prussians of having upon the wounded after they had taken refuge jere, as alsoof having killed their wounded meno Mle in the act of seeking and drinking water at the doora of the peasanis’ houses, The Prussians did inis, Feiate, towards the closing scenes, after they nad excited and fushed with victory. am [or MANY ressons dispovd Ww velleve that tele pat ae A Hah, wd Mk Hye db alter suc | acter, Ladmit, but then might almost say Roman looking. ‘They eclipse the dull French cap, or shako, but they are ccrwinily very heavy for wear—too heavy, as 1 know, for daily I see the poor, wearicd, hot soldiers tuggiu, away at them in order to make them sit easily an lighuy on the heaa, which by uneir structure it is ut- terly impossibie that they should do. Lookmeg at these empty helmets turning up on every hand over the Gelds, streets and roads, they certainly had guite a comic aspect, as though they were ro many Tusty brass pots; at tue same time one was con- strained to tinnk that their former owners would never more use them, Many were pierced by bal. or cut of some kind. fhe Prussians are supposed by all here who saw the fight to have lost twice as many men as the French; who stood on tie delence, A LETTER FOUND ON THE FIBLD, Among tne letters scattered on the French camp- ing and fighting ground | seoket up severti stil very legible. 1transtate extracts iroin one or two, Which 1 will take as specimens: — , Suly 24, 1870. Dnan BRoTHERAN-LAW—I bave recelved your letter. We are all wor sorry to hear by your letter that you are going to leave for Prussia. We have aot much money at present, but wend you five francs in order that you may drink our bealta. You say that you would tive 400 francs of your bounty fo r6- main on the battle eid—resteres sur le champ de bate. The glue doesn't stick. Don't ctu me with that or any other Sid'miturtre, “You mus! eat biscuit and. not thisk any more x Rosalie Simonin, The crops are falling into decadence,” a Drar Feurx, your letter has pained your mother con- siderably. Siie Larraved to ua yesterday that your brother made her suifer a great deal, and that she couid not live In the same house wit him. Your mother has a difficult char- shouid never fail in yielding her due respect. We send you one frauc in po’ tage stamps to driak our health. The Kmperor, {t is suid, has givea Prus- sia twenty-tour hours to quit our territory; if they do not Jouve fi that time ho will declare war, &c, IP rt, to last for seventy years, We comp- ts ministry of lovey tn the empire of happiness and pleasure, pray all young persons of the feminine sex, Leiween the ayes of aevenien our reaitn the Leures, &c, Description —Delferte banda bright aud bold eyes, dounecn cuur, capable of domiantins 7,00) kisses an hour, &c, CAPOKAL, THE WOUNDED. The wounded in Woerth have mostly all been gent on into interior Germany. 1 saw the ouly two wounded French oficers m the place. One wasa captain in the Seventy-first regunent of Zouayes, who had just, the eve before the fight, arrived wiih his command from Almers, He was slightly wounded, but very indignant at tho treatmeut he deciared to have received from the Prussiaa sul- diery and officers. The soldiers, he said, stole every- thing he had, except his sword, whicn they at- tempted to grab after ho was wounded, but which he broke, and the pieces tuereof straightway threw atthem, The oilcers refused to give him any aid for twenty-four hours, although he was unable to walk or help himself. He waa quite a clever gentie- man, but very bitier against his enenites. He de- clared that he would like to continue the fight and fire at the Prussians from behind hedges, &c, He was very much gratified to hear the pews given him ag to the condition of things on his side of the line. The inhabitants of Woerth are Germans; but they still seem to cherish some regard (or the defeated Freack. ° 8, oan twenty-tve, to let pass ia WING WILLIAM'S ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF REZONVILLE. His Majesty%s Report to Qacen Augatta. The following letter from King William of Prussia to Queen Augusta gives some detatls of the move- ment of the troops at the great battle of Rezonville. Such an account comlug irom the pep of the King himself is of exceeding interest, and we are glad to be able to placo it bofore our readers in-complete form, thus:— REZONVILLE, August 19, 1870. Yesterday was another day of victory, the resulta of which cannot as yet be defined. At an early hovr yesterday the Twelfth and Ninth army corps aad the Guards advanced towards the north road from Mots to Verdun as far as St. Marcel and Douncourt, and were followed by the Third ana Tenth corps, while tne Seventh and Eighth, and atterwards, Second corps, lialted at Kezouyile, fronting toward Metz. As the | lirst named corps turned to the right through a thickly wooded country in the direction of Verue- ville and St. Privat la Montague, the last named corps commenced the attack towards Gravelotte, but not In a decisive manner, in order to admit the resalt of the movement of the first three corps, which were marching against the stroug positions of Amanvillas and Chatel St. Germain, and up to the Meta turnpike road by a considerable detour. This detached corps did not join the battle till4 P. M., and its pivot corps, the Ninth, not till noon, The enemy offered a determined resistance in the 9, #0 that our men could only gain ground very slowly. St. Privot was taken by the Guards and Veneville by the Ninth corps ana the Twelith corps, and the ar- Wlery of the Third corps now joined in the buttle. Gravelotte was taken by the troops of the Seventh and eae corps, and thé woods on both sides were also taken and held by us with great loss, in order to attack — the enemy, who had been driven back by the flank movement of the ‘Twelfth corps and the Guards. As night began to fall an advance was~made be- Yond Gravelotte, but our men encountered so enor- mous and destractive a fire from ride pits in rows aud artulery that the freshly arrived Second corps Prato byte ne “is Atsturded by the tue tatter promises focins meek we give first and High on the breeze Loud sounds th By the Rutne, by Weta keep dew ‘loved and of mine: te im While drm and true stands the watch by Rhine. WAR FACTS AND INCIDENTS. From Europe, by mail, we bave the following re- Ports, special and otherwise, of some very stirring facts and incidents which have been manifested during the progress of and in detail of the Franco- Pruseian war. Out historical compilation of to-day covers the period of timo from the 22d to the 26th of PARIS PREPARING FOR REVOLUTION. English Views of the Crisis. The London Telegraph, of August 25, observes that it is ‘easy to understand how the unsatisfactory character of tho relations between the French Par- lament and the French Executive operate at the Dresent moment, The Ministry represents the in- tereats both of the dynasty and of the country, and {6 1s more than doubttul how far those interests aro identical, The notion, indeed, that Prussia was maxing war against the empire, not against France, and that the restoration of could be at once secured by the abdication or deposition of the Em- peas has long been dispelled by the evidence of fact, even if it was ever seriously entertained in France, The real danger which threateas the em- pire is from within, not frem without; and the Mon- tanban Minisiry is bound, in every step that it may take, wo consider, not only how that step may affect the fortunes of the war, but how it may influence the wellare of the reigning dynasty. us, for in- stance, there is a prevalent belief in France that if the nation were aroused there would be such a levy én masse a3 would render the Prassian advance im- ible.” ‘The Telegraph sees no reason to imagine hat this impression {s correct. On the contrary, it belleves that the wholesale armament of the nation would be av once impracticable and useless, The aphlea prmy 48 probably of the same opinion. Un- fortunately, whatever result the distribution of arms and the eprolment of the whole nation might produce upon the campaign, it would be likely to Produce armed outbreaks against the empire; and therefore the ministers are naturally suspected of o reluctance to do what is best for the country from the fear of jeopardizing the dynasty. ‘The same remark applies with even greater force to the preparations for defending Paris against a siege. hat the capital can ever be hela against an army which iias_ marched through France up to its walls 1g au idea which doubtless finds no favor with prac- tical men like Montauban. Neverthel it is stiil the firm conviciion of the Parisians that they couid Tival the exptoits of Saragossa; and the obvious hesi- tation of the Ministry to arm, fortify and provision a city of some two millions for a lengthened siege is popularly attributed toa terror lest tué population of #aris should use thelr weapo.is to throw up bar- nieades and proclaim the republic. ‘This distrust of the administration has foand vent in the adverse Votes reported yesterday; and it seems very doubtful whether tiie Ministry will long be able to resist the outery ior a Committee of Public Safe y. Unless puodlic excitement be soothed by an early victory or tempered into sobriety by an overwhelining defeat, Paris must svon take the first step in the puth of revoiucton. TROCHWS PROCLAMATION. Order and the Food Sapply tn Paris. ‘The following alarming proclamation of the Goy- ernor of Paris was posted in the clty August 25, as was reported next day im our cabie telegrams:— ‘The GOVERNOR OF Paris—Secing the Jaw of 9th August, 1849, on the state of siege; seelag article 76 of tue decree of December 4, 1811, relative to the organization of the staff in towns, which enacts that in all towns during war, if the Minister or the Gene- ral Commanding-in-Chief gives the order, or if the enemy’s troops are within three days’ march of the place, the Governor or Commandant, without wait- lng for the proclamation of the state of siege, is at once lavested with the necessary authority—1, To expel all usciess mouths (oouches inuttles), foreign- ers aud persons, noted as disreputabie, either by the civil or military authorities, &c. Seeing the law of duly 9, 1852, relative to the expulsion from the De- partment of the Seine of discharged convicts, vaga- bonds, beggars and others, addicted to courses cenasrone either to life or property, decrees as fol- jows:— ARTIOLE 1. Every individual not having meuns of subsisteuce, whose presence in Paris may be dange- rous to public order or threaten the security of life and property, or who may addict bimself to ma- niecuvres of a nature to impede measures of defence and public saiety, sail be expelled the capital. ART. 2. Any disobedience to a decree of expulsion will be referred to the jurisdiction of a court martial. Pris, August 24 General TROCHU, Hither pursuant to or in anticipation of this de. cree 23 many as 1,200 people were arrested at night and in the morning in low lodging houses. What, says a London paper, Is to become of the poor wretches whose greatest crime is having no visible means of subsistence, when sent away to a department either ravaged by the invader or stripped of provisions by the home government, the stern laws oi war do not concern themselves with. Trocha ou City Defence. General Trochu issued the following proclama- tion, which was published in the Jounal Opictel of Paris, August 21:— To the National Guard, the National Garde Mobile, to the land and sea troops in Paris, and ‘to all the defenders of the capital in a state of siege. In the midst of events of the utmosi gravity I have been sppolnted Governor of Paris and Commaniler. Chief of tle forces assembled for its defence, The honer ts great, but for mo equally so is the danger. Upon you, however, I rely to restore by energetic efforts of patriotism the fortunes of our army should Paris be oxposed to the triais of a siege. Never was & more magnificent opportunity presented to you to prove to the world that a long course of pros- perity and good fortune has in no degree enervated ublic feeling nor the manhood of the country. You have before you the glorious example of the army of the Rhine, They have fought one against three in heroic straggles which have earned the admiration of the country and inspired it with gratitude. 1t wears now mourning for those who have died, Soldiers of the Army of Paris—My whole life has been spent among you in a close intimacy, from which I now derive hope and strength. Imake no appeal to your courage and your constancy, which are well known to me. But show by your obedience, by a firm discipline, by the dign'ty of your conduct and behavior that you have a profound sense of the responsibilities which devoive upon you. Be at once an example and an encouragement to all. ‘rhe Governor of Paria. TROCHU. AL TROC His Family, Fortune and Charity. The fcllowing anecdote of General Trochu will be read with interest at a time when he is called upon to play an important part in public aitairs, aa it shows that he is not less distinguished for his pri- vate virtues than for his talents and courage as a soldier. Upon the death of his father, some years ago, he became entitled, under the Fronch law of succession, to a molety of the small patrimonial estate in Brittany, which was to be divided between himself and his brother. This brother had eleven chudren; the General had none. He simply re- marked that his brother needed the property more than he did, and relinquished his share of it. Not long afterwards his brother likewise died. Upon this occurrence the General observed that, having no family of his own, he was the better able to provide for that which Providence had bestowed upon him. He adopted his eleven nephews and nivces, latd down his carriage, reduced his own do- mestic expeuditure, and assumed with cheerfulness the duty of providing for the whole of his late brother's family aud household. GENER PARIS FORTIFICATIONS. was compelled to attack the enemy at the point of the bayonet, The attack was successful, the enemy was dislodged, and this strong position was taken and held by our men, It was hali-past eight when t firing began gradually to cease at all points. ing the last advance the historical bombs of Koniggratz were not wanting, but Minister Von Roon removed me this time from their midst, All the troops that I saw greeted me with en- thustastic cheers. They performed miracles agaist an equally brave enemy, Who defended every step, and often assumed tne offensive, but who were always repulsed. What now the fate of the enemy ‘Will be 13 not to be calculated; they are now crowded into the very atongly entrenched camp near the fortress of Metz. I am backward in making use of names, When answering such as inquire about our losses, as only too many weil known names ato men- tioned, and often without grounds. it is eatd that your regiment’ fought apiendidiy. Waldersee is wounded seriousty, not mortally, as reported. 1 tu- temied to bivouac, but after a few hours we found a rooia, where 1 reposed on the royal ambulance which had accompanied us hither, as I have not had any of my baggage with me since we left Pont-a- Mousson. I have not had my clothes off for the last thirty hours. I thank God that he has given us the victory. VILLIAM, THE GERMAN WAR BANDS. Fighting the French with Music. The London Zimes correspondent with the Crown Prince's Prussian army confesses that the German bands sometimes add a new terror to victory by their duscordans agtvs, pad (uy revese of the invaded Engtish Sketch of the Great Works. {From the London News, August 24.] On the fortifications of Paris the French govern- ment 13 now bestowing infinite labor and care. The plan of thes? fortifications dates from the Premier- ship of M. Thiers, in 1841; but after the Japse of nearly thirty years the works are still incomplete. Most of the great fortresses of Kurope have been constructed, not for the sake of the cities which they enclose, but to defend some object far beyond them. They occupy decisive strategic potats, the possession of which conduces In an especial degree to the pes- session of the communications or roads on a possivle theatre of war. Such are Mayence at the junction of the Rhine and Main, at the cross of their valleys and at the intersection of eight roads, and Madgeburg at the intersection of nine roads. Tite capital of a great country, however, is a grand “objective;” if it 18 for- Ufied it is for its own sake, in order that an enemy may not by seizing on it lay his hand on the springs of public action. Napoleon and Marmont held that the fortifications of Paris would also subserve a further end anu make the capital @ most valuable base of military vations; but on this poiat opinion is much divided, and perhaps we are about to witness the sofution of a problem which can only be solved experimentally. ‘The art of fortincation has engaged the profound attention of some of the best matie- matictans of the last three huadred years, but its main principles are very simple, Anything which gives Cover to A combatant is to that extent a fortt- fication, whether it be a parapet ora pile of Wood. In India tiers of camel saddies have been turned to ac- count as breastworks. Permanent fortifications as distinguished from field works reqaire to be stronger than them, because heavier guna Ae yaually employed agaust them, The ay NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER "9," 1870.2TRIPLE a ee Position to resist a more powerful force. In a scientifically constructed fortification the defender's position is protected from the observation and the missties of is assall- ant; the assatlant’s access to the position is made dimcult and obstrunted, and the detender’s position affords him every advantage in observing lus aswall- gat and in directing troops aud weapons against aun, Sometimes these advanta; are in great part secured by natural positions, ‘thus the K My of Prussia, describing last Thursday's battle in a mes- Rage to the Queen, rightly deJignated Marsh: Basatne’s position & natural iortress, for on the bills where the French planted their batteries nature gave vantage, and with it diMcuity of access. Where a in a plain is to be sete art must supply similar advantages. The plans of most { cities show gf Scoeeion of fronts, farnish ‘with projections in of the letter V, t with an angle less acute, The reason of ws cannot cannot fire upon the ground close work on which they stand; and if that traced tn asi he _ a curve, the ground im! itely ite will be unseen and Tundelended from so that an enemy havin, the or may pass freely row mines to. jh the walt and plant his isdders scale it where he best. ‘This is tinually happened when cities were merely defended by a wall atre: with towers. inuous outline of the work be the V shaped projections, the two sides of each of these rojections may be commanded by a flank fire, and in this manner grory y part of the front may be swent by the guns of the defenders. Paria is now wholly surrounded a defensive works. In the — first place, the enclosing — or en. ceinte, provided with no fewer than nely-elght bastions, with an immense ditch before them and uns behind. Bealdes thia enclosure, however, @ large number of forts have becu constructed and armed, Among the forts on both sides of the Seine, pear Paris, are, on the left bank, Ivry, Bicetrs, Mon- trouge, Vanvres, Issy and Mont lerien; on the right bank, the forts at the north ana east of St. Denis, de l'Est, fi ubervilliers, Romainville, Notay, Rosny, Nogent-sur-! , Faisanderie, Gravel and Alfort. In order to protect the approaches to Paris on the Clamart side a fort of earthworks is being ponstructed en tae plan ize0 for the defence of Sebastopol by General Todieben. These detached forts are pit witb reference to the range of their gun and, supporting one another, are capable of ling the spaces between them with @ hail of iron or a wall of fire. Within their protection an army may manure with (reedom or retreat in safety, as Marshal Bazaine’s troops did to the camp before — Cl that they will not be followed there by pemy. Inciuding these forts the fortifications of Parts ex- tend over a circuit of twenty-six mies, THE FREYCH LEGISLATURE, Popular Leaders on tie War Question. In the evening sitting of the Corps Légisiatif (Paris, August 24), Count K¢ratry supported his pro- Position to add nine members to the Committee of Defence. M. Ciement Duvernots repiied. M. Jules Fayre said that the misfortunes of the country arose from the fatal leadersiip to which it had submitted. The Chamber ought to say if it was the maintenance of the dynasty tor wich the coun- ae eee fight. (Loud cries of dissent.) . Buidjet said that there was only oue question now under consideration, which was, how to drive out the stranger. (Applause.) ‘The close of the debate was voted by 210 ayes against 55 noes, and the proposition of Count Kératry was rejected by 206 it 41 votes. M. Gambetta asked 1f news from the seat of war had been receivea by the government since the fight of the 18th inst., or ay Co the present position of the Prussian forces. M. Chevreau answered that Marshal Bazaine was too much occupied to be able to send any report. No telegram had been received to-day announcing any engagement. Prussian scouts had been reporied in the departments of the Marne and Aube, but tn refe- Tence to these facts he was unable to «lye any inior- mation, He concluded by saying that if the French troops left Chalons it would be tu secure the general defence of the country. The sitting was adjourned, LOUIS BLANC ON TAE FRUENCA CRISIS, Monarchical Avxiety for the hnperial Des- potism=The People, Thrir Duties and Sovereignty. M. Louis Blane, dating tn London on the 14th of August, wrote as foliows to the Paris Temps:— How 13 it possible to read without a shudder tho articles with which the London Times invokes in our behait tho protective meditation of the neutral Powers, adding, “Let them make haste, let them make haste; soon, perhaps, it may be too late” it is ‘true te London Times does not ask that they should im- pire peace for us upon any harsh or humiliating rms; it does not offcr us that imsult, But, ta fact, | it holds that, in explauon of the policy of the man whom we have allowed to remain at our head, it would not be too much to condemn us to defray the expenses of the war, What! are we then reduced, after three partial defeats, to his ex- tremity—to find no other means of sufety than in the trlondty feelings of Englishmen, or their desire to preserve intact the old system of ine Zuropean balance of power? ‘The indescrivavie lack of foi sight with which the signal for this disastrous war wa: given, the incomprehensible ignorance of the forces with which @ conflict was so fiercely desired, tie madness of plaus based upon hypotbeses since dis- covered to be completely absurd, tue absence, too evident now, of preparation commensurate with the nature of the enierprise, the compete absence of Blralegy, the incompetence of the directing mind, the accumulation - of faults which converted the battle fields into mere slaughter houses— have all theso things become so evident to the English that at once they consider that they render | wholly superfuous the valor of our soldiers—those | incomparable soldiers whose aimoat fabulous hero- ism everywhere bas excited expreasions of admira- tion, aod of wiom many Cannot speak without tears? What country, then, would be capabie of sustaining itseli in the hour of supreme danger if it be not that which possesses such children? But tiere are a great many Englishmen who believe France to be unconquerabie—that is to say. if in- stead of belonging to such man, or to such w family, or to such a party, she beiongs to herself, We can- not avon being impresset with that patriotiam which silences recrisninations, suppresses resent- ments, aud postpones reprouches, and witch will not allow civil dissension to intervone a3 an aux- itary to the myaders, but it is inconceivable that France, condemned to explate so many Jaults com- mitted against her, should continue to accept the orders of him by whom they have been commlited, People are astonished that Frepchmen, without aise tincuon of party, do not agree among thomseives to deprive the author of this fearful state of things of the power of making it still more fearful. It is not @ mere question of recrimiuation, of retributiog or of party, but it 18a question of public safety. To- * morrow—how can we avoti thinking of to-morrow? ‘This 13 80 evident the! the 7imes—since the Urimean war the English Moniteurof Bonapartism—attered atew days back tne word “abdication.” Not tnat the English consider that the safety of France shoulu be purchased at the price of a vioient revo- luuon, but they are Of opinicn that at the point at wh things are threatening to arrive—at the point, indeed, which they have dlready attained—the only method of preventing internal commotions jrom being added to the calamities of war is by com- mon agreement, removing the pretexts for them. Power must no longer be left in the hands which have made 80 lamentable a use of it. Tt must not be that at 4 moment when every French- man should heve but one idea in hts mind he should have two pressing upon hii. The necessity of pre- serving France must not be contemplated for the sake OI the imperialists by a necessity of saving the dynasty. It must not he that to the friends o7 lib- eity, Whosoever they may be, the victory of the country should appear to be involved in a revival of despotism. A desire to spare the imperial prestige from decisive blows must not induce those who are in the secret of the real state of things to disguise the truth, or to muisi¢ad men’s minds as to the extent of the fauits that have been committed at the risk of driving France from one illusion to another until it shail become swallowed up ia an abyss. I read in Le Temps “the unanimity of the Chamber could be exhibited in no better manner than by the constitution of a government which should unite all partics in the mutual abandonment of everything which could tend to divide them.’ Ah! if there were any hope that this counsel would be followed, would all authority have fallen into the hands of the most determined partisan of the regime which has produced so many disasters? Would tie news for which the people are thirsting from the first have been kept from them? Would there have been an inétant’s hesitation in arming a population which was calling for arms to defend the country? How happens it that these strange things have come to pass? And when Strasbourg invested and Nancy 13 occupted—wnen the French army is faliiug back before superior forces—when the ig Of Prussia—ol, how sad i—is speaking in the tone of a master in that portion of the French territory where his troops are encamped—how is it tat we find there are still soldiers in Paris keeping order in the public places? You ask why? Well, it is becange certain men have two interests to serve, one of which being the wellare of tie dynasty requires very different measures to those which are needed for the other, which is the safety of France, ‘There is no one in England who \loes not undersiand that. And we, who have such pressing reasous lor understanding it, we do not comprehend it, What 1g it that requires to be done? Zé ts to save Svance by the union of al Frenchmen, which implies the substitution of an order of things which the country shall be everything for one in which the country is nothing. Until now the nation has disappeared be- hind a man; tt is time the man disappeared behind the nation. When the enemy shall have been driven back by France, considered in the aggregate of ideas and forces which constitute her; when her efforts, firmly combined and freed from the influence of party passions, shalt have got-rid of the invader, OBITUARY. Murshal MacM{aheov, Duc de Magenta. We held ous to the jast moment in refusing to ve- Meve that Marshal MacMahon was dead. Reports of & contradictory nature bad come by the cable, some aunouncing his death, others insisting that he was ulive and would probably recover. There seems no doubt now, however, that the brave, but wufcr- tunate, soldier has passed away. Spared the ba- tolllation of surviving the disastrous defeat of hia army—@ defeat due perlaps more to the gross (reachery or miserable invapactty of his subordl- nates than to his want of miiltary skill. And yet, While for the sake of his owa reputation his death ts in some respects a gain for himself, France must mourn the loss of oue of her most devoted sons and distinguished soldiers, Marie Edine‘Patrick Maurice de MacMahon, Mar- shal and Senator of, France, was born at Sully, near Autun, in July, 1403, He was descended, hus name indicates, from an Irish family, the head of Which left England with James I{. and settied in France. At the seminary of Atitun the future Mar- Shal received a geod education until he was seven- teen years of age, when he was sent to the military School of St, Uyr, from which ‘he graduated two Yoars later and joined the Sta School of Applica- tion as @ gous leutenant. Subsequently he was commissioned in the regular army’ and sent to Al- Gerla, where he frst saw military servivo, In the capacity of orderly oMcer to General Achard he accompaniod that commanderin the first Medeah- expedition. During an eogagementon the Mouzais Tiver he performed a Teavot great dating iu carrying @ despatch tarough the ontire Arab army to Bildab, At one time he was entirely surrounded by enemies, and only escaped by leaping down an abyss, on the brink of which his pursuers paused, expecting that he had been dasned to ploces. Hts horse was killea, but beyond a few bruises ho suffered little injury, and was able to continue his Journey. For this bril- lant cxplolt he was decofated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor. On tie French government de- clding to interveno in the Beigtan war he was sent, still attached to the staff of General Achurd, to Belgium, and so distinguished himself at the sloge of Antwerp that at tts close he was commissioned @ captain. This was in 1332. In 1986 he was ordered back to Algeria, where be again saw active service in the field, at the second siege of Constantine, in 1837, and while actlog as aide-de-camp to General Damremont, be received @ severe wound, and for ‘bis galiantry on this occasion Was made an officer of the Legion of Honor. In 1840 ho was commissioned major of foot ! uis and assigned to duty as aide-de-camp of Geueral Changarnior, Soon alter he assumed com- Mand of @ vatuulion of chasseurs belonging to the force organized by the Duo d'Orieans. At the head of these inen be whleved greater honors in several ‘campaigns against the Kabyies, aud took a proml- nent Be in the operations Which resulted in the overthrow of the famous Arab chief, Abd-el-Kader. For these services he was twice promoted, winning the rank of Heutouant colonel of the Foreign Legion in 1842, and colonel of the Forty-(rst regiment of the line in 1845, When the revolution of 1848 took place Colonel MacMahon gave in his adhesion to the repubitc, and ‘Was at ouce commissioned a brigadier general. ude sympathized with, though he did not participate tn, the overthrow of the republic, and was one of tae first officers of the army to support the restoration of the empire, Wo may as well state here that the deceased soldier was never a repubilcan, nor was te ever @ partisan of Louis Napoleon, Jt 1s stated that he Was an adtrent of the Urieaus dynasty, but this 4s not certain. On the outbreak of the Orimean war General Mao- Maton was sent tothe scene of hosilitiies at the head of his brigade, In Angust, 1855, General Can- rovert left the Crimea and MacMahon succeeacd him in command of tho First division of the Frénch army, When thé heads of tho allied forces decided upon carrying the deiences of Sebastapol by storm to Genoral MacMahon was assigned tne pertivus duty of taking the Malakoff, acknowledged to have been the strongest of all the fortifications surround- ing the place, How well he performed this task 13 mnatter of history Known to all. His men were han- died magnificently, and to their commandet’s skill and intrepidity, no less than to their courage and dash, were due the compiete success of the assault, Hie brilliant conduct on th's occasion won for him the Grand Cross of the Legion 0! Honor, and in 1856 Queen Victoria named him Kuight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, During this same year he Was promoted to the rank of major general, and @ lew weeks later the dignity of Senator of France was conierred upon dim, Late in 1856 General MacMahon returned to Alge- ria, and during the following year took active part io the campaiga against the hostile Aruba, He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of ali the forces in Algeria in 1558, and a few months later was sum- moned to France to take part it Vie war against Austria, At the head of his corps he again distinguished himseif on the batile fleld. Ou the 3th of June he won the victory of ‘turbigo, and immediately Bape his toops forward ar- rived on the field of Magenta next morning, striking the Austrians om the flank and enabling the French to gain @ splendid victory, For this latter success he received the baton of @ Marshai, and was named Duc de Mageuta, oth honors veing conferred upon him on the field of batile. After aid had been declared Marshal MacMahon re- urned to Franco, which he left 1 1861 for Berlin, having been sent there during that year, in the capacityjofAmbusca dor Extraordinary, lo attend the coronation of the present King of Prussia, Tue magnificence of his display during this~perioa at- tracted marked aiteution, as it almost ecilpsed the coronation festivities. In 1862 Marshal MacMahoa was made Governor- in-Ohlef of Algeria, where he was when the present war between France and Germany broke out. He ‘Was at once summoned to France and assigued to tae command of the army designed to operate on the Rhine frontier. At Wissembourg one dtyision of hia corps was surprise! and nearly annthilated by the forces of the Crowg Prince. “Marshal Mac- Mahon tusmediately advanced 40,030 men to Frosch- Weliler, near Woerih, where he was aitacked by the entire army of the Crown Prince, numbering some one hundred and forty thousand men. After a desperate struggle he was defeated, principally, as is stated, on ount of the treachery or blundering of General de Failly, who, with nearly fifty thousana men, was stationed hear Bitche, a few mules off. De Fail was ordered to advance his corps to Sarbach ‘and aitack the Prussian flank. The order was never obeyed. If it had been the entire history of the pre- sent war might have been reversed. “MacMalion, with the reinaut of hls force, retreated to Saverne, and thence to Maney and Toul, halting finally at Chalons, where he prompt:y reorganized his army, and having been reiuforced attempied to relieve Bazaine at Metz by @ flank movement on the Belgian frontier, “Again the treachery or in- capacity of General de Falily rained ali his plans, and the Marsnal, aiter three days of bloody fighting near Sedan, was totaily beaten. On the last day of the battles he was wounded in two places, bul re maingd on the field until the last hope of retrieving the Jortunes of the day lad nuierly perished. On what day Marshal MacMahon died we have not been informed. His has been the death of a sotdi His fame will never ve.linked with dishonor; for, though the end of his career was clouded by an overwheiming disaster, history, we venture to say, Will acquit him of all responsibility for the muis- yrtone Which anuihliated an army and destroyed anempire. onel James Monroo. 8 well Known citizen died om Wednesday night last at tue residence of his son-in-law, Douglas Rob- inson, In Orange, New Jersey. He was the secund son of Janes Monroe, amember of a highly respect- abie family which for many years had occupied a leading pouition in Virginia, In Albemarle county. He was born on the 10th of September, 1799, at the latter place, and was a nephew of President Mon- roe, anelder brother of his father. Durmg the time he was passing through the preliminary portion of his education his father observed in him many of those estimable qualities which indicated that at no distant date he would probably take a leading part in the affairs of his country, Ever ready to join in the political and military conversations which occasionally took place in his father’s house; foremost among his schoolfellows in the manly sports of the fleld or the school ground, generous and affable in his manners to all with whom he came in contact, and coura- geous to a degree, he poasessed even at an early age those excellent qualities which tended to bulld up bis character as a gentieman ond a soldier, and whicn in after life destined him to take @ prominent position in the military and polltical concerns of the United States, His father, therefore, after noting these eeahle qualities in the character of hig son, determined to give him the privilege of @ military traming, for witch service he appeared to. be espe- cially adapted. Agreeably with these determinations he sent him on September 3, 1813, a9 a cadet to the United States Miltary Academy at West Point, where he remained until Mare! 1815, at which date he was graduated and promoted to the army 98 third lieutenant, corps of artitiery. Subsequently he served in the war with Algiers against the Turks, in 1815, where be distin- gusted nimself by his tntrepidity and gallantry, carrying out the orders of his superior oficers with great skill, cooiness and daring. He was wounded while engaged in this war When directing (a3_ a sub- altern of brevet Major S. B, Archer's company ot the corps of arililery) a part of the quarter-deck guns of the United States frigate Guerriére in an action with an Fost Trigate otf Cape Dagat, Spain, on the 1(ta f Tune, 1915, . ‘After’ the conclusion of the war tr Algiers he re- then she will decide, in a suitable manner, upon the acific and regular development of her destinies, in the meantime tt ts by the absolute predominance of the filial love of her children over ail other affec- tions that she will issue trara thig crisis tree, glorious and KQVErEIgty os ute ciate rs a = On orpe of eatliarh bem the tion of the army he was made lieutenaut of the Fourth artillery corps, June 1, 1821. During the year 1821 he married Miss Dougiaas, the eldest daughter of an old and in New York, whose ancestors were o1 Scotland. He had, as the result of Which was especially @ happy one, several ol whom, pawacen, On! one aaaghisc nel On he was ch 1883, aw alde.. Scott, on the Black Hawk but he did not go af the seat of war. He was on missary duty at New Teta ing ines, pmo! 9 he a his tion, desiring to quit militar; votion he had shown wi jonel_ Mont el ‘an Alae: clty of New York in 1883-34, and elected President ot the Board of Alderinen in 1834 Un June 27, 1830, ne was nominated aide-de-camp, With the rank-of colo- nel, to General Marcy; also aaine time hoe was bi hie agumentedt Fog the yl gaged army sentative in Congress from the te of Ne’ York in the same year, but declined inf honor. He served in New with ward Curtis, Moses Grinnell Hom mau, as coll + In June, 1639, ho was Again nominated and elected as a momber of the United States House of Beprecentacives tress the Btate of New York, which position he held uatil the year Teaiy and was elected as a member of tne Legislature the State of New York in 1850 and 1862, thea Pee monroe bad remained in private Ce Ho very respect a most estimable yenueman, whose death will be 1 Warr an deeply mourned by uls very TERRIBLE DISASTER. Falling of @ Bridge Over Toms River with a Party of Sunday School Excursioniste— ‘ Eight of the Party Drowned, Four ‘Missing and Several Injured— Full Particulars of the Distressing Casualty. Lona BRancn, Sept. 8, 1870, A pat! of gloom darkly oversiadows this place. A. bight of woe bows down under its crushing weight many grief-stricken hearts. Desolation and despair pervades many households, Rachel mourntag for her children and refusing to be comforted has now here its sad parallel. A few words tells the painful story; but it will be many years before the melan- choly events of to-day are forgotten, At abont half-paat eight o'clock this morning, while a party ot Sabbath school exoursionists were crossing a foot bridge over Toms river the bridge suddenly gave way, precipitating them into the river. Eight were drowned, several are missing, and @ number sus- tained more or less severe injuries by pieces of the bridge failing on them. The following are tne facts of the terrible disaster as given im detall, beginning with TUR EXCURSION PARTY. The occasion was the annual exoursion of tne Sabbath school attached to the Methodist Centenary ciurch of this place, of which Rey. Mr. Graw id pastor. Ithas been the habit for years of making a special feature of this yearly holiday turn-out of the Sabbath school. This year more pains than usual was taken regarding it, and for this purpose tho Sabbath schools of Methodist churches at Atiantic- vilie, Eatonton, Brockport and other places in the vicinity were invited Uo participate in the day's fea- tivities. A band’ of music was engaged from Red Bank, and the expectation was a most pleasant one tothe participants, While the majority of the ex- cursiontsts was made up of the Sabbath school chil- dron and (heir teachers, many of the parents and others of the various congregations also went. LEAVING LONG BRANCH, Tho party left the railroad depot here at @ quarter past seven o'clock. ‘There were eleven cars filled with the exoursionists, Most of the children were dressed in white, and happiness and innocence gleamed in every youthful countenance. Thero were large baskets filled with cold meats, cakes and other appurtenances of their expected midday lunch i the beautiful grove at ‘Tom's river, twenty-five miles from where, during the summer and fall months, frequent picnics are held. Haying taken on tts last instalment of excursionists swiftly onward sped the train, All were happy, and looking forward to a day of rare and complete en- jJoyiuent. At length REACHING TOM’S RIVER, the train svopped, aud the excurionists left the cars. Of course, as is usual in such cases, the children were all eagerness, ‘The ratiroad track -here ruas parallel with the river. The grove where the picnic was to be beld was across the river, over which is, or, rather, was THE VATAL BRIDGR. ‘This bridge is a sort of double bridge, that ts, the main part ts for vehicles, with ‘a side addition for foot passengers. Its length 1s about sixty feet and the part used by foot passengers were sme six fect wide. Upon the latter those of the excursionists leaving tho cars first and thelr teachers and other attendants hurriedly rushed. The bridge was nearly compact with them. A number had passed over and others came crowding on. Suddenly there ‘was & creak, then a giving way ana down came tuts side of the bridge with ‘A TERRIBLE CRASH. It was but the work of a moment. Quicker than I can write it the tragedy was at its. completion. Down toto the water seven feet below the bridze and axe ® feet deep went this mass of human beings. The fearful noiso of creaking and falling timbers mingied with wild human shrieks, The acene was indescribable. The wide but sluggiait stream was filled with floating children and grown persons and tne air with their maddened cries for help. Tucre was ail possible promptness in KENDERING ASSISTANCE. Men who could swim jumped into the water and a ty ee the ‘work of rescue. Some ran for boats. Some hurried for boards and poles, any- thing that would serve to buoy up those in the water. People from the village, who heard the shrieks, ran to render their aid. But for this prompt action @ large additional number would have beew drowned, As it was the : Lis? OF THE DROWNED reaches eight, as follows:— airs. Sidney Throckmorton, aged thirty-five. Mary Elizavett Styles, aged eiguteen, Peter Howland, aged tw One. Maria Martin, aged etgnicen. Laiira Martin, aged firteen. James Martin, aged thirteen, Helen Lane, aged tourteen. Ellen Maple, aged tvelve. As wiil be secn, DO very young. persons were drowned, 5 THE INJURED. Those sustaining the most severe insmtes were: — dames M. Threckinorton, Miss Buima Stillinger, Mrs. George Lippincott. THE MISSING, Scouring the river continued several hours after the casualty. Itis said that four are still missing, but it 18 hardly believed possible any more were drowned, so thoroughly was the bed of the river scoured with grappiing trons, Columns might be illled detailing incidents. con- nected with the casualty. Mrs, Throckmorton floated on her back for some tlme and was alive when taken from the water; but died from exhaustion shortiy after, The young man, Peter Howland, jumped into the river to rescue tne young lady, Miss Styles, to whom he was aftanced and was to be married in two weeks. hie reached her, she threw her ‘arma about his neck and both were drowned together. But I will not dwell on these sadly touching inol- dents, but come to the DISPOSITION OF THR BODIES. ‘These were placed in piain pine boxes, and at five o'clock the train brought them and the sorrowin) excursionists back here. it was # truly tearful termination of aday of expected pleasure. After being brought here the bodies were all taken to thefi late homes, pa all having been residents of the Branch. It would be impossible to describe the ee prevailing here incklental to this casualty, rlef inguisitions will be made by the Coroner to- morrow, and the bodies prepas for burial, The faneral will Utes be on Sunday, and ft 1s unnec- eaty to add that @ sadder one has never been hero lore, PUGILISTIC PICHICKERS. A disgraceful row occurred at Germania Park, Melrose, Westchester county, on Weanesday even- ing, which at one time assumed threatening propor- tions, but was ultimately quelled vefore any serious consequences had ensued, except that one of the police officers, named Reilly, was rather roughly handied. it appears that a picnic party, com- posed ia part of | the | row element, had Di enjoying themselves at the place named during the day, and after drinking to excess, termmmated the festive occasion by induig- ing ina general tight. A number of police officera having hastened to the scene of conflict, succeeded in securi twelve of the roughs, who gave thelr naines as Wiliam Lombard, Sainnel Curtis, William Stephenson, aene Morgan, Jonn McDonald, Philip Bryan, Thomas Murray, Edward Livand, Thomas Parker, Lawrence McoGibney, David Herman and ee Garvin, all of whom were locked up fur ex- amination, MUNIFICENT ENpowMES?.—John Simmons, tho Boston clothier, who died at Little Compton, his hative place, a few days ago, leaves property valued at nearly or quite (wo million dollara, his will ho heque, the sum of $500,000 to establish aud 5us- (aaa the “Simmons Female Seminary” for Instraction turned with his corps to America, and Was appoinied battailoa adjutant of artillery At New Orleans, in which capacity he rematnea until December 1S, 131%, While holding titls ‘positiqn he was promoted io secon” lieutenancy in tha corps of artillery, Ma 1slTs be Was AONGInIE Mido-de-cauny to Major Ggue- vali the departments of education appropriate to he sex. Mr, Sitamous placed tis estate in the hands Os trustees for Ue benefit of grandchildren and great. gramichuicren, giving each of his two daughters 9a BUNULLY OF $25,000, —2uls Kiger wVews, Sw &